The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  IRMA STORM RECOVERY UPDATES Despite the rain last week that affected operations on multiple days, more than 45,000 cubic yards of vegetative storm debris was collected from Sarasota County roadways. This represents the largest weekly total to date and approximately 18 percent of the total estimated debris in the county. Two trucks can be seen here simultaneously emptying their loads at one of Sarasota County's debris management sites.    Collection of storm debris from Hurricane Irma is more than 60 percent complete More than 60 trucks help clear vegetative storm debris on a daily basis, and operations continue to run seven days a week, weather permitting. C itizens can track the progress of vegetative storm debris collection in Sarasota County t...

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  Health in Motion services offered in August Sarasota County's Department of Health will provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness during August.  Register now for 12th annual Sustainable Communities Workshop Early-bird registration is now open for Sarasota County's 12th annual Sustainable Communities Workshop on  Nov. 30 , a day-long event that showcases steps to building healthy, resilient, thriving communities.  Osprey Junction Trailhead to close during road construction project Osprey Junction Trailhead is one of multiple access points to The Legacy Trail. The trail will remain open and available to the public for the duration of the road project, which is being constructed by the Palmer Ranch development and...

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  Annual Manasota Beach Youth Fall Fishing Tournament returns  Sept. 17 Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources will host the Fifth Annual Youth Fall Fishing Tournament at  8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 , at Manasota Beach in Englewood. The event is for children 14  and younger. Tidy up with the Laurel Community Cleanup Its time to clean out the garage and gather discarded household items, junk and yard waste. Sarasota County will hold its annual free community cleanup in the Laurel area from  8 a.m. to noon , Saturday, Sept. 17 .  Second annual Free Family 5K Walk/Run Nokomis Beach on  Sept. 24 The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County and Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources are hosting th...